Two interesting stories this week that could be the tremors indicating further tectonic shifts in the world of college football. First, a report from Jon Wilner of the San Jose Mercury News, that WAC members San Jose State and Utah State are potential targets for further Mountain West expansion (presumeably aiming for a 12 team league and the coveted conference… Read more »
Since Brendan didn’t post anything, here’s a thread for commenting. You can watch on ESPN3.com if your internet provider supports it. UPDATE BY BRENDAN: I was just a little slow because I was putting the girls to bed. Stupid 6:30 games, grumble grumble. But… GO DUCKS!!! BEAT S-E-C!!! I’m live-Tweeting over at LRT Live and my Twitter feed.
In case you missed it, the Seattle Seahawks improved to 8-9 (the first NFL team ever to even have that record) and advanced to the second round of the playoffs after upsetting the defending Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints in Seattle on Saturday. The win was highlighted by an incredible 67 yard run by Seahawks Running back (and former… Read more »
So, in addition to blocking Don’t Ask/Don’t Tell repeal, the Republicans in the Senate are blocking another important bill in their temper tantrum to get tax breaks for millionaires. This one would provide health and other benefits to 9/11 first responders. That’s right, those good old “We love America,” flag-waving, here-for-the-common-Joe Republicans would rather those brave police and firefighters who… Read more »
In an op-ed for USA Today, BCS Head Bill Hancock lays out his defenseof the BCS, arguing that the system worked. He’s dead wrong, and either doesn’t get it or doesn’t care. The system didn’t work because teams like Boise State, if they had finished undefeated, or TCU, who DID finish undefeated, don’t get a shot at the national championship…. Read more »
Here we are, the end of the regular football season for the Pac-10. Rivalry week was full of excitment, two schools playing for bowl berths, another for a spot in the National Championship game. Incredibly with USC’s defeat of UCLA (in the last Pac-10 game ever) all five road teams won. Not sure if thats ever happened before, I’m going… Read more »
One week to go in the regular season for the Pac-10. Although the league will most likely end up with either 3 or 4 Pac-10 teams in Bowl games, two of those games look to be BCS games. Not too shabby. Speaking of BCS Bowl games, here’s my predictions for how those will shake out: NC – Oregon vs. Auburn… Read more »
Only six of ten teams in action this week as Oregon, Arizona, ASU and WSU all had byes. All three games turned into blow outs, with underdogs Washington and Oregon State pulling the upsets and #6 Stanford rolling over Cal. 1. Oregon 10-0 (7-0 Pac 10) LW: 1 Bye week for the Ducks, home versus Arizona Friday on ESPN. Can… Read more »
Hawaii and the Mountain West are working toward a deal that would have the Warriors joining the MWC alongside Fresno State and Nevada (and, a year earlier, Boise State). I actually thought this sort of thing made sense, but it appears my idle speculation is turning out to be quite real! However, unlike its fellow WAC ex-pats, the Warriors would… Read more »
We came this close to seeing some major upsets this weekend, but in the end, the underdogs just couldn’t pull it off. Still, what started out the season as a very stratified Pac-10 (a couple of teams clearly at the top, a couple clearly at the bottom, and the other 6 mixed in the middle) is starting to be a… Read more »